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Aufgefrieren

English translation: Freezing

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German term or phrase:Aufgefrieren
English translation:Freezing
Entered by: David Williams

11:20 Sep 15, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical: Instruments / Microtomes & thin sections
German term or phrase: Aufgefrieren
Context:

"Ein Mikrotomkryostat kann teilweise abhängig von seiner Ausstattung (Optionen) über folgende Merkmale verfügen:
...
• Eine Vorrichtung zum Aufgefrieren der zu schneidenden Präparate."

I'm not really happy about "kann teilweise abhängig von seiner Ausstattung (Optionen)" either. Does that essentially mean "can have the following features, depending partly on its equipment level (options)"?
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 07:19
Freezing
Explanation:
Material for cutting with a microtome has to be properly and quickly frozen.

Your question about the phrase "kann teilweise abhängig von seiner Ausstattung (Optionen)" . I agree with your idea: is partly dependent on its optional features" or similar.
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David Mayhew
Netherlands
Local time: 07:19
Grading comment
It still seems somewhat ambiguous to me, but this definitely appears to be more logical.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Freezing
David Mayhew
4thawing
Kristian Madar


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Freezing


Explanation:
Material for cutting with a microtome has to be properly and quickly frozen.

Your question about the phrase "kann teilweise abhängig von seiner Ausstattung (Optionen)" . I agree with your idea: is partly dependent on its optional features" or similar.

David Mayhew
Netherlands
Local time: 07:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
It still seems somewhat ambiguous to me, but this definitely appears to be more logical.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melanie Mueller, PhD (X): In dieser Lösung wurde dem Gewebe osmotisch Wasser entzogen, wodurch die Bildung von Gefrierartefakten in Form einer Kristallbildung im Gewebe beim Auffrieren auf dem Kryostaten verringert wurde.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thawing


Explanation:
I am sorry to say but it means exactly the opposite

Equipment for thawing the...

To freeze means frieren or gefrieren


    Reference: http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/auffrieren
Kristian Madar
Slovakia
Local time: 07:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
Notes to answerer
Asker: My problem exactly. It seems it could be one or the other of the two opposites...

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